Door stop



April 22, 1947. w HILTON 2,419,449

DOOR STOP Filed Dec. 1, 1945 INVENTOR. M W/Lu/m H/L r0 J69; mow

Patented Apr. 22, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to door stops and the like, and it has for itsprincipal object to provide a door stop of a practical kind, that may beeconomically produced and which may be applied to a base board or thelike and functionally held in place thereon without use of fasteningscrews or nails.

More specifically stated, the objects of the invention reside in theprovision of a door stop from a single piece of sheet metal, having aportion thereof rolled into tubular form to provide a rigid andsubstantial stop member, and terminating at its inner end in an integralflange that is bent in the form of a. hook that may be applied over thetop edge of a base board to functionally mount the stop on the board.

It is also an object of the invention to apply a rubber cushioning plugto the outer end of the tubular part, and to insert a wooden core in thetubular portion as an abutment for the rubber bumper.

Other objects and advantages of the inven tion reside in the details ofconstruction of the parts of the stop; in their relationship and in themode of application and use of the device, as will hereinafter be fullydescribed.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention, I haveprovided the improved details of construction, the preferred forms ofwhich are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Fig. 1 is aperspective view of a. door stop embodied by the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same as applied to a base board; the boardbeing shown in cross section.

Fig. 3 is a cross section on line 33 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the stop.

Referring more in detail to the drawings- In the present preferred formof construction, the stop is made from sheet metal and originallycomprises a flat blank. A part of this blank is rolled into tubularform, thus providing the stop post which is herein designated by numeralIll. Integral with the post, at its inner end, is a flange that is bentto form a downwardly opening hook. As seen in Figs. 1 and 2, this hookcomprises a front wall portion II, a top wall portion l2 and an innerwall portion 3. The hook thus formed may be applied over the top edgeportion of a base board M as shown in Fig. 2, and will hold the postextended perpendicularly from the board.

Applied in the outer end of the tubular post is a rubber plug l5, andinside the tubular bod is a wooden core I6 that terminates at its in endflush with the inner end of the tubular I' 7 tion. The inner end of therubber plug sear against the outer end surface of this woden cor: asseen in Fig. 4.

As herein shown, the rubber plug is shouldered as at l8 to overlie theend of the post, but could be a plug of the same diameter as the insidediameter of the post and be held against inward shifting by itsengagement against the wood core. Plugs of wood or other cushioningmaterial might also be used.

Such stops may be made in various sizes to meet requirements, and ofvarious metals.

The advantages in use of the present door stop reside mainly in the factthat it may be easily and readily applied wherever required and needs nonails or screws for its securement. Furthermore, it is effective in use,and relatively inexpensive to make.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein anddesire to secure by Let- REFERENCES CITED The following references areof record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Collamore Feb. 20, 1883 Number

